Customers leave with pints of beer for takeaway at The Ten Bells pub in east London on June 27, 2020. DANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS / AFP Some of the beer may be stale […]
Beer Flows Again In England’s Pubs After Lifting Of COVID-19 Restrictions
Spain’s Catalonia Places 200,000 People Under COVID-19 Lockdown
People enjoy a day at El Bogatell Beach in Barcelona on July 1, 2020. Josep LAGO / AFP Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region on Saturday locked down an area with around 200,000 […]
No Need For Talks With US – North Korea
In this picture taken on July 2, 2020 and released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) on July 3, 2020 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during the […]
China To Reform Human Organ Donation Rules
China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during an event to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Message to Compatriots in Taiwan at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on January 2, […]
China Appoints ‘Tough’ Official To Head New Security Agency In Hong Kong
This file photo taken on December 20, 2011 shows Zheng Yanxiong, then-Communist Party Secretary of Shanwei prefecture, speaking on television as villagers watch the broadcast in Wukan, Guangdong province. MARK RALSTON / […]
WHO Urges Countries To ‘Wake Up’ And Halt COVID-19
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference organised by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, on […]
Putin Mocks Rainbow Flag Outside US Embassy
FILES) Russian President Vladimir Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday mocked a rainbow LGBT pride flag hung from the US embassy in Moscow, suggesting it reflected on the orientation of […]
Canada Suspends Extradition With Hong Kong To Protest China’s New Security Law
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his daily coronavirus, COVID-19 briefing at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, Ontario,/ AFP Canada on Friday suspended its extradition treaty with Hong Kong to protest […]
Philippines’ Duterte Signs Anti-Terrorism Bill Into Law
Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a speech/ AFP Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte signed a contentious anti-terrorism bill into law Friday that critics fear will be used to silence dissent and […]
Vietnam Opens World’s ‘First’ Gold-Plated Hotel
Staff wait to welcome guests in the lobby of the newly-inaugurated Dolce Hanoi Golden Lake hotel, the world’s first gold-plated hotel, in Hanoi on July 2, 2020. (Photo by Manan VATSYAYANA / […]
EU Authorises Use Of Remdesivir To Treat Coronavirus
This file photo taken on April 8, 2020 shows one vial of the drug Remdesivir during a press conference about the start of a study with the Ebola drug Remdesivir in particularly […]
Macron Names Senior French Official Jean Castex New PM
France’s President Emmanuel Macron talks to journalists after a European Council meeting on Brexit at The Europa Building at The European Parliament in Brussels on April 11, 2019. KENZO TRIBOUILLARD / AFP […]
French PM Philippe: France’s Unshowy But Popular PM Bows Out
French PM Philippe resigns Edouard Philippe served President Emmanuel Macron for three years as a loyal and unshowy prime minister, but his rising popularity and refusal to join the ruling […]
CEO Promises To Eliminate ‘Toxic Behaviours’ At Ubisoft
Head of Ubisoft has promised a structural shift to eliminate toxic behaviour. The head of Ubisoft has promised a “structural shift” to eliminate toxic behaviour following allegations of sexual assault and […]
French Court Rejects New Probe Of Plane Downing That Sparked Rwanda Genocide
FILE PHOTO OF PRESIDENT MACRON/ FRANCE TELEVISIONS / AFP French appeals judges on Friday rejected a request to reopen an investigation into the 1994 assassination of Rwanda’s president Juvenal Habyarimana, […]
Former Panama Presidents Charged With Money Laundering
Former Panama president Ricardo Martinelli is surrounded by reporters as he arrives at the Prosecutor’s office in Panama City, on July 2, 2020 amid the COVID-19 novel coronavirus pandemic. – Panama’s former […]
Taiwan Expels Two Chinese Journalists Over Political Shows
Taiwan expelled two mainland Chinese journalists Friday after a talk show on their channel pushed for Beijing “unifying” with the self-ruled island, in the latest sign of deteriorating ties between […]
Asian Stocks Extend Gains As US Jobs Trump Virus Worries
People wait to cross a street in front of a stock indicator displaying share prices of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on January 9, 2020. Behrouz MEHRI / AFP […]
India’s Modi Makes Surprise China Border Visit After Clash
In this handout photograph taken on July 3, 2020 and released by the Indian Press Information Bureau (PIB), India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi (C) walks with military commanders as he arrives in […]
COVID-19: US Reports 52,000 New Cases In 24 Hours
File: An employee of a medical laboratory tests a sample of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Roosendaal, The Netherlands on March 4, 2020. Rob ENGELAAR / ANP / AFP The US […]
Arteta Won’t Sell Arsenal Stars To Fund Rebuild
Arsenal’s Spanish head coach Mikel Arteta shouts instructions to his players from the touchline during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Sheffield United at the Emirates Stadium in London […]
‘We Have Failed’: DR Congo Looks Back On 60 Years Of Independence
The Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as DR Congo, the DRC, DROC, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country located in Central Africa As DR Congo marks 60 […]
Israel’s Netanyahu Urges Caution As COVID-19 Cases Spike
(FILES) In this file photo taken on February 9, 2020, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem. RONEN ZVULUN / POOL / AFP. Prime Minister Benjamin […]
Sweden To Audit Crisis Preparedness In Light Of COVID-19
Sweden, under fire internationally for its handling of the coronavirus, said Thursday it would audit its ability to secure crucial resources during a crisis after a report found fault with its […]
Switzerland Authorises Remdesivir For Wide Use Against COVID-19
This file photo taken on April 8, 2020 shows one vial of the drug Remdesivir during a press conference about the start of a study with the Ebola drug Remdesivir in particularly […]
Again, Florida Breaks Daily COVID-19 Case Record At Over 10,000
(File) Rob ENGELAAR / ANP / AFP. Florida on Thursday reported a record of more than 10,000 new coronavirus cases, as it struggles to rein in the virus’s spread, blamed in […]
Merkel ‘Can’t Imagine’ EU Recovery Package Delay
German Chancellor Angela Merkel gives a press conference on March 11, 2020 in Berlin to comment on the situation of the spread of the novel coronavirus in the country. AFP German […]
Argentine Ex-President Menem Back In Hospital With Breathing Difficulties
Former Argentina president Carlos Menem was admitted to hospital again in the early hours of Thursday suffering from breathing difficulties, family sources told the local press. It is only three days […]
China, UK Clash Over Hong Kong’s Fate Under New Security Law
Riot police stand guard outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on May 27, 2020, ahead of a debate over a law that bans insulting China’s national anthem. Anthony WALLACE / AFP […]
India Opens Vast Railway Network To Private Investment
PHOTO USED TO ILLUSTRATE STORY: Commuters wearing face masks wait on a platform to board a train at Pretoria Station as the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) resumes its operations […]
Hollywood Star Wins Record Defamation Suit Over Sexual Misconduct Allegations
A file photo of Hollywood star Geoffrey Rush Hollywood star Geoffrey Rush won a record multimillion-dollar payout Thursday after an appeal by a Rupert Murdoch-owned newspaper against a defamation ruling was thrown out by […]
Global Stocks Rise As Recovery Signs Offset New Lockdowns
In this file photo Traders work during the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on March 19, 2020, at Wall Street in New York City. Johannes EISELE / AFP […]
Iran Reports Accident At ‘Inactive’ Nuclear Site, No Casualties
A handout picture provided by the Iranian presidency on January 22, 2020 shows President Hassan Rouhani chairing a cabinet meeting in Tehran. HO / Iranian Presidency / AFP Iran’s nuclear […]
More Than 100 Dead In Myanmar Jade Mine Landslide
This handout from the Myanmar Fire Services Department taken and released on July 2, 2020 shows rescuers attempting to locate survivors after a landslide at a jade mine in Hpakant, Kachin state. […]
China And UK Clash Over Fate Of Hong Kongers Under New Security Law
Riot police detain a man as they clear protesters taking part in a rally against a new national security law in Hong Kong on July 1, 2020, on the 23rd anniversary of […]
Uruguay’s Foreign Minister Resigns
(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 10, 2020 Uruguayan Foreign Minister Ernesto Talvi speaks to the press after the COVID-19 coronavirus-stricken Australian liner Greg Mortimer docked at Montevideo’s port from […]
France Says Recovered Record 12 Bn Euros In Taxes Last Year
French president Emmanuel Macron takes part in a visioconference with World Health Organization (WHO) general director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the Elysee Palace on april 8, 2020 in Paris.Ludovic MARIN / POOL […]
Tourism Faces Minimum $1.2-Trillion Hit From Coronavirus – UN
(FILES) In this file photo taken on September 04, 2018 The “Palais des Nations”, which houses the United Nations Offices, is seen at the end of the flag-lined front lawn in Geneva. […]
UK Offers Hong Kongers Citizenship In Response To China
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson delivers a speech during his visit to Dudley College of Technology in Dudley, central England on June 30, 2020. – Johnson said Britain needed the type of […]
Ghana Cancel League Over COVID-19
File: Photo: Twitter@Ghana Premier League Ghana have cancelled the 2019/2020 league season due to the coronavirus pandemic, officials in the African football powerhouse confirmed Wednesday. “The executive council of the Ghana […]
EU Reopens To Outside Visitors As COVID-19 Surges In US
File: A passenger wearing a face mask and gloves as a preventive measure pushes a trolley at the Madrid-Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport in Barajas on March 20, 2020. JAVIER SORIANO / AFP. […]
Beijing Lifts Some Lockdowns As COVID-19 Cases Drop
Passangers (C) and an airport staff (L) wearing facemasks amid the concerns over the COVID-19 coronavirus walk in a nearly empty terminal at Beijing Capital International Airport on April 13, 2020. NICOLAS […]
Canada Extends Ban On Non-US Arrivals By Another Month
In this file photo Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on January 9, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada. Dave Chan / AFP. Canada extended its entry ban for […]
Greece Reopens Islands To Flights In Bid To Save Tourism Season
A street with shops near the beach in Pefkochori on Halkidiki Peninsula, Greece, on June 20, 2020. – One of Greece’s most popular tourism destinations, the Halkidiki peninsula provides hotels and apartments […]
Burundi Changes Tack As President Declares COVID-19 ‘Biggest Enemy’
Evariste Ndayishimiye, Burundi’s elected President from the ruling party, the National Council for the Defense of Democracy – Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), signs the book of condolences at the […]
Most Asian Markets Up On Economy Hopes Despite COVID-19 Spike
A passenger wearing a facemask (R) uses her phone as she stands near a luggage at Tianhe Airport in Wuhan, in China’s central Hubei province on May 29, 2020. Hector RETAMAL / […]
UK PM Johnson Warns Israel Against Annexation Plan
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on June 24, 2020, to attend Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs)a at the House of Commons – Ben STANSALL / AFP. […]
China Orders Four US Media Outlets To Disclose Finances, Staff
(FILES)(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on April 4, 2017 shows US President Donald Trump in St. Louis, Missouri on October 9, 2016 and China’s leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on […]
China To Foreign Critics: Hong Kong Law ‘None Of Your Business’
People watch after police (background C) entered a shopping mall to disperse people attending a lunchtime rally in Hong Kong on June 30, 2020, as China passed a sweeping national security law […]
Beijing Lifts Some Lockdowns As Virus Cases Drop
(FILES) This file photo taken on April 29, 2020 shows an engineer taking samples of monkey kidney cells as he make tests on an experimental vaccine for the COVID-19 coronavirus inside the […]
